I was just flashed for the first time

[Pete polyp]

So I got a linespot flasher wrasse in today and he is looking great. He camped out in caves all day and came out to eat a couple times, so he's doing well. Tonight I was digging around in the tank placing a few frags when my filamented flasher came darting out of the rock with the linespot in full flash mode chasing after him. I guess I never really understood what flashing was. I always thought it was just them spreading their fins at each other. This linespot was almost solid electric blue and his dorsal fin was so gold it almost looked like it was on fire. Totally tripped me out for a second. I'm standing there with an arm in the tank repeating "OH MY GOODNESS!!!!". About that time my daughter walks in because she thinks I'm being electrocuted or something and he comes out flashing again. So now we are both standing there looking in the tank saying "OH MY GOODNESS!!!!". It's such a spectacular thing to see, especially if you have never seen it before.

 

[saltyhog]

It's awesome isn't it?!

 

[Pete polyp]

Very much so. I had no clue it would be anything close to what it is. I have seen pictures online of it but I always thought that it was a courtship display like in freshwater and it woulwould be a gradual change. I didn't realize they could just turn on a different color like that.

 

[jsker]

Learned something new

 

[Duke4Life]

Now no throwing in the towel

 

[evolved]

You can't capture it in photos.

Some species of Cirrhilabrus are just as spectacular when the switch gets flipped on.

 

[Pete polyp]

You can't capture it in photos.

Some species of Cirrhilabrus are just as spectacular when the switch gets flipped on.

These are pretty close

 

[drstratton]

I'm planning on placing a flasher in my tank! I hope that I will have a chance to witness this!!!

 

[Pete polyp]

I have 4 of them. Linespot, blue, filamented and a royal

 

[drstratton]

If I ever get a larger tank, I would love to have that many!

 

[Pete polyp]

Why a larger tank? Mine are all in a 40

 

[Duke4Life]

Why a larger tank? Mine are all in a 40

With that zoa collection? Lol

 

[drstratton]

Why a larger tank? Mine are all in a 40

I have a large fish wish list! I want a good variety in my tank and if I get 4 flashers it will overload my tank. I would also like to get a tang one day and I would prefer to place him into a 6' tank.

 

[Duke4Life]

I'm planning on placing a flasher in my tank! I hope that I will have a chance to witness this!!!

Still have your Firefish? If so my carpenters flasher annoys mine by flashing at him constantly.

 

[drstratton]

Still have your Firefish? If so my carpenters flasher annoys mine by flashing at him constantly.

Yep, I still have them and I'm watching them closely, so far they are still getting along fine. Hopefully they will inspire my flasher to flash when I get one placed in my tank!

 

[Pete polyp]

With that zoa collection? Lol

No zoa in this tank. It's sps only [emoji2]

I have a large fish wish list! I want a good variety in my tank and if I get 4 flashers it will overload my tank. I would also like to get a tang one day and I would prefer to place him into a 6' tank.

You my friend are a true reefer. Always looking for that "reason" to upgrade [emoji6]

 

[Pete polyp]

I have a large fish wish list! I want a good variety in my tank and if I get 4 flashers it will overload my tank. I would also like to get a tang one day and I would prefer to place him into a 6' tank.

I have a large list too. I wanted to do something crazy with this 40 and have way more fish than recommended so I built it to be clean. Well the live rock I have is primo and I don't have to utilize all the additional equipment I bought for nutrient export (skimmer, pellet reactor etc.) I will run out of room before I reach the point where the tank can't handle the bioload. With any luck it might get to the point where I don't have to dose nitrate.

 

[drstratton]

I have a large list too. I wanted to do something crazy with this 40 and have way more fish than recommended so I built it to be clean. Well the live rock I have is primo and I don't have to utilize all the additional equipment I bought for nutrient export (skimmer, pellet reactor etc.) I will run out of room before I reach the point where the tank can't handle the bioload. With any luck it might get to the point where I don't have to dose nitrate.

I'm currently dosing for nitrate also, I need more fish! The 2 I have just don't do it!!! Hopefully I will have 2 more soon!!!

 

[Pete polyp]

I had 13 before the crash and that still didn't cut it

 

[drstratton]

I had 13 before the crash and that still didn't cut it

You must have some good bacteria going in there!